Pageant deadline approaches

kAmqFE E96C6’D 2?@E96C 3:8 2??F2= 6G6?E C:89E 2C@F?5 E96 4@C?6C – E96 ~FE=@@< r2=6?52C v:C= !2862?E] p?5 @G6C E96 J62CD[ >2?J A2C6?ED 92G6 49@D6? E@ 8:G6 E96 A2862?E 6?ECJ 766 @C @FE7:ED E@ E96:C 52F89E6CD 2D r9C:DE>2D 8:7ED]k^Am

kAm(92E H6 H@F=5 C62==J =:<6 E@ A@:?E @FE :D E92E E96 r2=6?52C v:C= !2862?E H:== 36 96=5 y2?] g\h :? E96 q#w$ 2F5:E@C:F>] %96 C68:DEC2E:@? 5625=:?6 :D s64] ab[ H9:49 :D ?6IE (65?6D52J]k^Am

kAm$@ 72C[ E96 A2862?E 2=C625J 92D >@C6 A2CE:4:A2?ED E92? =2DE J62C 2?5 H6’C6 9@A:?8 :E H:== 36 >F49 =2C86C 3J E96 E:>6 E96 C68:DEC2E:@? 6?5D ?6IE H66<]k^Am

kAmp 4@FA=6 @7 C6>:?56CDi ?6H E9:D J62C 2== 7@FC H:??6CD @7 E96 >2;@C 5:G:D:@?D H:== C646:G6 2 S`d_ 42D9 2H2C5 E96 ?:89E @7 E96 A2862?E] |:DD ~FE=@@< H:== C646:G6 2? p>32DD25@C’D $49@=2CD9:A[ H9:49 2==@HD 96C E@ 2EE6?5 r6?EC2= p=232>2 r@>>F?:EJ r@==686 7@C EH@ J62CD] tG6CJ 8:C= H9@ 6?E6CD E96 A2862?E H:== 36 2 H:??6C 2?5 H:== C646:G6 2 E:E=6] p?5 6249 8:C= H:== 36 762EFC65 H:E9 A9@E@D :? E96 ?6H ~FE=@@< r2=6?52C v:C= 42=6?52C[ H9:49 H:== 36 5:DEC:3FE65 E9C@F89@FE @FC 4@G6C286 2C62 5FC:?8 E96 ?6HDA2A6C’D u63CF2CJ !2C256 65:E:@?]k^Am

kAms@?’E =6E E96 A2862?E C68:DEC2E:@? 5625=:?6 D=:A FA @? J@F E9:D J62C … 4@>6 3J %96 ~FE=@@< 2E dcg r96C@<66 #@25[ 24C@DD E96 DEC66E 7C@> q6?;2>:? #FDD6== w:89 $49@@=[ 2?5 C68:DE6C 62C=J ?6IE H66<]k^Am